1521 West 5 North Plant PV System Profile
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| Location: | Monte Vista, United States |
| Operator: | Jed Ellithorpe |
| Commissioning: | 10/30/2009 |
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| PV system power: | 14.600 kWp |
| Annual Production: | approx. 447,300 kWh (30,637 kWh/kWp) |
| CO2 avoided: | Approx. 313.1 tons per annum |
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| Modules: | Sharp NU-E235 (E1) |
| Communication: |  Sunny WebBox |
| Inverter: |  2 x Sunny Boy 7000US |
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Description:
Address: 1521 W 5 N RD, Monte Vista, Colorado 81144
Contact: Nth Degree Energy Phone: 970-241-1376
Description of location:
1: Latitude: 37.653 N Longitude: 106.660 W Elevation: 7750’
2: Declination: 9.8 deg E
3: Lowest Temperature -34deg F: Highest ambient Temperature 78 deg F
4: Total Electricity used/Year: 44,863 KHW Total Cost/Year $ 4,640.17
6: Panel Pitch: 35 Deg
7: Hours of Solar Radiation: 6.33 Hours /day fixed for summer
Picture of sunlight hours for House site: The site has 98% of sunlight hours. Sunlight 6.33Hrs / Available 6.20 Hrs
Calculate amount of solar needed to meet Electrical needs:
1: Average solar per Month: 44,863 KHW/12 =3,738.6 KWH/Mth
2. Average solar per day 3,738.6Kwh/30 = 124.612 KWH
2: Amount solar per hour: 124.612 / KWH/6.20hrs*1000watts/1KWH= 20,099 Watts/Hr
3. Inverter efficiency: (20,099 watts/hr)/.96 = 20,936 Watts/Hr
4: # of Sharp 235W panels: 20,936W/235W= 89.089 or 90 panels
5. # Inverters: 3 Sunny Boy 7000US (240V) Inverters
6. System Size 21.15 KW
Actual Size: 15.51 kW
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